Bronte Lowe had “no idea” what to expect as she entered the new Ladies European Tour season, returning to competition for the first time since becoming a parent.

Law returns for the first time since September at the season-opening PIF Saudi Women’s International, joining former Solheim Cup teammates Charlie Hull and Carlotta Siganda as part of a strong line-up at Riyadh Golf Club.

The British woman and her wife welcomed their first child into the world in November and Law is excited to be back but admits she now has a different perspective on the sport since her son’s birth.

“Not the best preparation I’ve had going into the season!” Laws Tell Sky Sports. “I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen next week, but I’m going to go out and obviously prepare as best I can once I get there.

“I always say preparation comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes I’ll have weeks where I feel really good going into a tournament and then I’ll miss a putt. Likewise, I’ve had times where I’ll go into a tournament and feel really hurt and not be in a great place, but I’ll do fine.

“It’s great to be able to race again and see a lot of friends I haven’t seen in a while. Even though a minute has passed, I’m still working on it – whether I’m fully prepared or not!”

Law plans to compete in about 10 Ladies European Tour events this year, while juggling parenthood and her role as vice-captain of Team Europe for the PING Junior Solheim Cup and Brontë Law Junior Series.

“My wife had been signing up my son for baby classes, and then I quickly headed to the golf course when this happened,” Lowe admitted. “The hardest part was actually getting into the gym without sleeping, but I’m now back to a schedule of three workouts a week.

“My body seems to be recovering a little better, but after the offseason, I usually feel fresh and not so fresh again! I have a really good team around me who are working really hard to get my body back to its previous baseline.

“This year will be a little different for me, but I will use it as a learning experience for myself and my family to keep the right balance and not put too much pressure on myself.

“My perspective definitely changed, and all of a sudden golf didn’t seem like the hardest thing. I guess there was a sense of relief because I would go out and have fun with it and, ultimately, mentally be able to be in a really good place.”

Can more be done to support parents?

Catriona Matthew won the AIG Women’s Open in 2009 just 11 weeks after giving birth, and while Michelle Wie and Lorena Ochoa were among those who retired from full-time golf at a young age to pursue families, financial pressure is a factor when players decide whether to continue playing after having children.

“They (the Women’s European Tour) have a great maternity policy that provides great support for players in whatever they want to do, whether they want to come back early or they want to hold off and stay in shape,” Law explained.

“At the end of the day, it’s huge because you don’t want people to feel like they have to rush back into anything. I know, emotionally and hormonally, it’s a time of huge fluctuations, and again, some people are ready to come back sooner.

“I think you should be able to choose one way or the other and I think the Tour does a really good job with that. Obviously because we’re self-employed we don’t have as much support and protection in terms of making a living, which is difficult.

“We have a very nuanced attitude, in a lot of other sports you are part of the team you pay for whether you are pregnant or not and we obviously don’t have that.

“We certainly don’t want it (money) to be the reason why women choose not to have children because they feel like they have to have a career before they have it. You don’t know when your body is ready to be able to do that, so I’d like to see that (support).

“Whether someone, like a big company, steps in and supports women in this, who knows, but it would be really gratifying. I think a lot of women would benefit a lot from this and potentially change the course of their lives.”

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